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Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC v. Jewell

Petition for certiorari denied on December 16, 2013

Docket No. Op. Below Argument Opinion Vote Author Term
13-56 5th Cir. N/A N/A N/A N/A OT 2013

Issue: (1) Whether " as the Third, Seventh, and Eleventh Circuits hold " a district court possesses authority to prevent circumvention of its orders by imposing sanctions on conduct that violates the understood purpose of an injunction, but not its explicit terms, or whether " as the First, Second, Fifth, and Tenth Circuits hold " the four corners of an injunction"s text limit a district court"s civil contempt authority; (2) whether " as the First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits hold " a court of appeals should accord deference to a district court"s construction of its own orders, or whether " as the Second, Fifth, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits hold " an appellate court reviews that construction de novo.

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DateProceedings and Orders (key to color coding)
07/08/2013Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 12, 2013)
08/06/2013Order extending time to file response to petition to and including September 11, 2013.
08/12/2013Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed.
08/12/2013Brief amicus curiae of Offshore Marine Service Association filed.
08/12/2013Brief amicus curiae of Washington Legal Foundation filed.
09/04/2013Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including October 11, 2013.
10/08/2013Order further extending time to file response to petition to and including November 8, 2013.
11/08/2013Brief of respondents Sally Jewell, Secretary of the Interior, et al. in opposition filed.
11/26/2013DISTRIBUTED for Conference of December 13, 2013.
11/26/2013Reply of petitioners Hornbeck Offshore Services, LLC, et al. filed. (Distributed)
12/16/2013Petition DENIED.